August Players of the Week
AL
8/8/1910- P Jim Hardin (BAL69)- 2-0, 18 IP, 1.00 ERA, 7 K
8/15/1910- 3B Brooks Robinson (BAL69)- .393, 4 R, 8 RBI
8/22/1910- P Bob Lemon (CLE48)- 2-0, 18 IP, 0.00 ERA, 7 K
8/29/1910- P Freddy Garcia (SEA01)- 2-0, 18 IP, .50 ERA, 9 K
NL
8/8/1910- P Ron Darling (NYM86)- 2-0, 18 IP, .50 ERA, 10 K
8/15/1910- OF Luis Gonzalez (ARI01)- .500, 4 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI
8/22/1910- OF Mitch Webster (MON87)- .481, 5 R, 4 RBI
8/29/1910- SS Honus Wagner (PIT09)- .480, 4 R, 6 RBI
August Rookies of the Month
AL
P Marius Russo (NYY39)- 5-1, 52 IP, 1.04 ERA, .77 WHIP, 23 K
NL
OF Dexter Fowler (COL09)- .380/.417/.620, 26 R, 4 doubles, 11 triples, 6 RBI, 14 SB
August Players of the Month
AL
OF Joe DiMaggio (NYY39)- .376/.463/.516, 13 R, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 5 SB
NL
2B Joe Morgan (CIN75)- .402/.542/.522, 17 R, 2 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 14 SB
August Pitchers of the Month
AL
Bump Hadley (WAS30)- 6-1, 2 Saves, 59 IP, 1.98 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 35 K
NL
Vic Willis (PIT09)- 5-4, 93 IP, 1.55 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 24 K
Other Notes
On 8/8, the stat keepers for the league reported a pretty amazing number. None other than Dave Collins (TOR84) leads all of baseball in extra base hits with 52. The next closest is pretty big group of players with 42. Even more amazing, 40 of Collins’ extra base hits are triples!
On 8/15, the league reported on which RF leads the position in WAR and it wasn’t even close with Stan Musial (STL44) at the top with 8.0 WAR. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA01) is a distant 2nd with 5.4.
On 8/29, we found out that Red Munger (STL44) leads all rookie pitchers in K/9 with 4.9.
The 1989 Kansas City Royals were the first team eliminated from the playoffs.
League Leaders- A look at the top 2 in a few key categories
AL Batting Average- Eddie Collins (PHA13)- .354, Joe DiMaggio (NYY39)- .351
NL Batting Average- Stan Musial (STL44)- .345, Johnny Hopp (STL44)- .338
AL Runs- George Selkirk (NYY39)- 111, Dave Collins (TOR84)- 105
NL Runs- Lenny Dykstra (NYM86)- 115, Johnny Hopp (STL44)- 110
AL Home Runs- Joe Gordon (CLE48)- 12, 2 players with 11
NL Home Runs- Luis Gonzalez (ARI01)- 12, 2 players with 9
AL RBIs- Boog Powell (BAL69)- 104, Frank Robinson (BAL69)- 94
NL RBIs- Keith Hernandez (NYM86)- 97, George Foster (CIN75)- 93
AL Steals- Dave Collins (TOR84)- 90, Craig Gentry (TEX11)- 74
NL Steals- Tim Raines (MON87)- 80, Joe Morgan (CIN75)- 78
AL ERA- Justin Verlander (HOU19)- 1.65, Marius Russo (NYY39)- 1.65
NL ERA- Clayton Kershaw (LAD17)- 1.43, Denny Neagle (ATL98)- 1.70
AL Wins- Justin Verlander (HOU19)- 24, 3 players with 23
NL Wins- Larry Jansen (NYG51)- 24, 2 players with 22
AL Saves- Darren Oliver (TEX11)- 13, 2 players with 12
NL Saves- Huston Street (COL09)- 17, 2 players with 16
AL Strikeouts- Gerrit Cole (HOU19)- 196, Bump Hadley (WAS30)- 193,
NL Strikeouts- Randy Johnson (ARI01)- 263, Sid Fernandez (NYM86)- 222
AL WHIP- Justin Verlander (HOU19)- .91, Marius Russo (NYY39)- 1.05
NL WHIP- Clayton Kershaw (LAD17)- .82, Alex Wood (LAD17)- 1.00